Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): MSA: First Touch Into Space

Pro-Club: Majura Football Club

Philippe Bernabo-Madrid

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Name:	Philippe Bernabo-Madrid
City:	Canberra
Country:	Australia
Membership:	Adult Member
Sport:	Football/Soccer

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Session Objective: To improve first touch into space to retain possession.

Coaching Points:

Can you take your first touch into space and out of your feet
Can you position yourself to receive facing forward and play forward on your second touch

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Introduction

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Skill Introduction (15 mins)

Set Up:

Players: 10-14
Players to set up 6-8 metres away from each other. Gate size is 1 metre.

Explanation:

Players will work in pairs
1. Player A passes the ball to player B. Player B receives the ball with the inside of their foot, past the cone and pass the ball back to player A through the gate. The next time player B receives the ball he must take his first touch with his left foot.
2. Player is to run through the gate (about 5 steps) and take first touch forward and then pass the ball back
3. Player is to receive the ball with the inside of his foot across his body.
Players are to receive 20 passes (10 with each foot) and then swap roles.

Coaching Points:

Can your first touch set up your pass on your second touch (i.e out of your feet)

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Training

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Skill Training (15 mins)

Set Up:

Players: 10-12
Grid Size: 25m x 25m

Explanation:

In the area shown in the diagram, 2 teams of 4-6 players play with two players from each team standing in the gates across from each other.
The attacking team scores by releasing one of the players standing between the gates, this player must then take a touch inside the grid and swap places with the player who passed them the ball. Once the team releases one player they must then try to release the player in the opposite gate.

Team task: To release players in the gates and maintain possession for as long as possible

Coaching Points:

Can you take your first touch into space and out of your feet
Can you position yourself to receive facing forward and play forward on your second touch

Step up:

Reduce grid size
Add two touch limit

Step down:

Increase grid size
Add a 'joker' or bouncers

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Skill Game

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Skill Game (20 mins)

Set Up:

Players: 10-14
Grid Size: 20m x 25m with a 7m scoring zone at each end

Explanation:

6v6 game with goals at each end.
All players have compulsory TWO touches unless they are shooting at goal inside the scoring zone.
Players must be inside the scoring zone to score.
Play restarts from coach.

Key Session Observations:

Training game is there to give the opportunity to players to PLAY FOOTBALL whilst applying the learning from the first components of the session.
Assess how much 'teaching and learning has taken place

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